Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 5.5.1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इदमुत्तमसिद्धान्तसुन्दरं सुन्दराकृते ।
उपशान्तिप्रकरणं श्रृणुष्वावहितो हितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
idamuttamasiddhāntasundaraṃ sundarākṛte |
upaśāntiprakaraṇaṃ śrṛṇuṣvāvahito hitam || 1 ||

Vasishtha said:—Now listen with attention the subject of quietism for your own good, wherein you will find the best solutions.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Idam, Uttama, Siddhantasundara, Sundara, Akrita, Upashantin, Prakarana, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.5.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “idamuttamasiddhāntasundaraṃ sundarākṛte
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhāntasundaram -
  • siddhāntasundara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sundarā -
  • sundara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sundara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sundarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṛte -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “upaśāntiprakaraṇaṃ śrṛṇuṣvāvahito hitam
  • upaśānti -
  • upaśānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upaśāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upaśāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prakaraṇam -
  • prakaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇuṣvāvahito*hi
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.5.1

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 5.5.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
ઇદમુત્તમસિદ્ધાન્તસુન્દરં સુન્દરાકૃતે ।
ઉપશાન્તિપ્રકરણં શ્રૃણુષ્વાવહિતો હિતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 5.5.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
ఇదముత్తమసిద్ధాన్తసున్దరం సున్దరాకృతే ।
ఉపశాన్తిప్రకరణం శ్రృణుష్వావహితో హితమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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